This study constructs a microdata set of about 143,000 firms to estimate the monetary costs of infrastructure … substantial drag that unreliable infrastructure imposes on firms in developing countries. Yet, these figures are likely to be …

This review examines the literature on the role of infrastructure in determining the productivity and competitiveness … of firms. It shows that the existing evidence base is clear in concluding that reliable and high-quality infrastructure …, water, and telecommunications systems increases firm-level productivity. It also shows that providing infrastructure per se …